Containing no less than 25 tracks, Basher: The Best of Nick Lowe is an excellent overview of Lowe's solo career, detailing how he evolved from a quirky, innovative /p>
ew wave pop craftsman to a fine roots rocker. All of Lowe's absolutely essential songs -- from "So It Goes" and "Heart of the City" through "Cracking Up," "Born Fighter," and "Cruel to Be Kind" to "American Squirm," "The Rose of England," "Half a Boy and Half a Man," and "Raging Eyes" -- are here, and while Jesus of Cool and Labour of Lust are essential in their own right, Basher is a terrific introduction to his body of work.
Well, it's about time that I put a new album obsession up to replace Holly Beth Vincent. I'll put her back up again later. I have to give this some thought, though. Tough to narrow it down. Now, there's a major achievement: Writing three words with "ough" in the middle and none of them rhyme! Gabba-gabba-hey!Figured it out. The winner is: Nick Lowe, "Jesus of Cool" on Radar Records. At least, t...
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*Nick Lowe speaks candidly to MOG*"I didn't think anyone would be talking about this record come the end of 1978, let alone 2008," says Nick Lowe, of the 30th anniversary reissue of his debut solo album Jesus Of Cool, in the shops and on-line this coming February. Self-effacing as ever, he's still trying to find his feet after the blanket praise heaped on his 2007 release, At My Age, so the ide...
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A lot of people say to me, "Brendan! Long Way Back came out so long ago! When's the paperback coming?" Actually, nobody's said that to me, but if they did, I'd tell them that on Tuesday, January 29th, the long wait for the US paperback of Long Way Back will end at last. Below, some frequently asked questions:Q: Who's the hottie on the cover?A: I have no idea. I believe she's there to make the b
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...or something like that.Neill was indeed correct, the Music Challenge (or not so much of a challenge, perhaps) was Nick Lowe's "So It Goes." As Neill notes, it's originally off Jesus of Cool, though my personal copy comes from Basher: The Best of Nick Lowe, which is, as one might surmise, a collection of some of Nick's finest work.I knew I should have gone with my other Nick Lowe choice... i...
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In 1979, Lowe married country singer Carlene Carter, daughter of country singers Carl Smith and June Carter Cash and step-daughter of Johnny Cash. He adopted her daughter, Tiffany Anastasia Lowe. The marriage with Lowe lasted until the mid '80s, but they remained friends, and Lowe remained close to the Carter/Cash family; he and Johnny Cash played and recorded together, and Cash recorded severa...
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Well, it's about time that I put a new album obsession up to replace Holly Beth Vincent. I'll put her back up again later. I have to give this some thought, though. Tough to narrow it down. Now, there's a major achievement: Writing three words with "ough" in the middle and none of them rhyme! Gabba-gabba-hey!Figured it out. The winner is: Nick Lowe, "Jesus of Cool" on Radar Records. At least, t...
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| 1 So It Goes |
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| 2 Heart of the City |
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| 3 I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass |
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| 4 Little Hitler |
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| 5 No Reason |
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| 6 36 Inches High |
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| 7 Marie Provost |
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| 8 American Squirm |
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| 9 Cracking Up |
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| 10 Big Kick, Plain Scrap! |
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| 11 Born Fighter |
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| 12 Switchboard Susan |
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| 13 Without Love |
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| 14 Cruel to Be Kind |
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| 15 When I Write the Book |
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| 16 Heart |
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| 17 Raging Eyes |
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| 18 Time Wounds All Heels |
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| 19 Maureen |
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| 20 Half a Boy and Half a Man |
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| 21 7 Nights to Rock |
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| 22 She Don't Love Nobody |
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| 23 The Rose of England |
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| 24 I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock & Roll) |
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| 25 Lovers Jamboree |
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